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say, quote, god is great, america is in a condition of fear and terror from al qaeda. costing them billions of dollars. we hope to hear more of such psychological warfare even if there are no actual jihadi operations on the ground. "the wall street journal" op-ed, nbc special correspondent ted koppel argues the aggressive u.s. reaction sows a culture of fear. saying terrorism is the means by which the weak induce the powerful to inflict damage upon themselves. al qaeda and groups like it are surely counting on that as the centerpiece of their strategy. white house of course found itself in a classic damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. the obama administration felt they were hamstrung and almost had to respond to these threats. denying they're acting from a defensive crouch. >> what do you say to those cynics who say this is an overreaction to benghazi? how do you respond? >> one thing i've tried to do as president is not overreact. you know, but make sure that as much as possible the american people understand that there are genuine risks out there. >> ano
say, quote, god is great, america is in a condition of fear and terror from al qaeda. costing them billions of dollars. we hope to hear more of such psychological warfare even if there are no actual jihadi operations on the ground. "the wall street journal" op-ed, nbc special correspondent ted koppel argues the aggressive u.s. reaction sows a culture of fear. saying terrorism is the means by which the weak induce the powerful to inflict damage upon themselves. al qaeda and groups like...
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the transparency through the blogs, social media -- >> it's the middle america that doesn't care. if you don't have the swing voter that cares -- >> the swing voter's not the most vocal person out there the. >> they need to show up. >> when they hear from the constituency -- >> they're only hearing from the base, right, the middle, the sort of rational middle, the angry middle, they're not going to town hall meetings. >> look, gerrymandering, think about it, right, we go back to it every time we talk about it. there's no incentive for house republicans and democrats to compromise. >> but you're talking about the vise that boehner's in. look at mcconnell. he's taking the opinion, it seems, he used to rule with an iron fist. he basically is going it's every man for himself. i feel like he's basically saying, i got to deal with my problems and i know it makes me probably a less affective leader so he's backing off. he's letting -- what's interesting to in, he's letting some republicans -- yeah, you want that, go for it. >> mitch mcconnell, he's going to that fair this weekend, and he
the transparency through the blogs, social media -- >> it's the middle america that doesn't care. if you don't have the swing voter that cares -- >> the swing voter's not the most vocal person out there the. >> they need to show up. >> when they hear from the constituency -- >> they're only hearing from the base, right, the middle, the sort of rational middle, the angry middle, they're not going to town hall meetings. >> look, gerrymandering, think about it,...
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america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you know, let me serve. i just want an opportunity, i just want a chance. to, to show everyone out there that, i am, american and that i will honorably serve this country wearing a marine corp uniform. there's a new way to fight litter box odor. introducing tidy cats with glade tough odor solutions. two trusted names, one amazing product. his dad knows he's not. that's why dad got allstate accident forgiveness. it starts the day you sign up. [ female announcer ] with accident forgiveness from allstate, your rates won't go up just because of an acc
america is the only country i have ever known. senior year of high school, i was promoted to city court staff commander, i held the rank of cadet brigadier general. i was head of chicago rotc. i want to be a us citizen and i want to be a marine, i'm gonna be a marine, because i care. i care about this country. i care about those around me, i care about my family, my neighbors. you know, i do want to give back, i believe one hundred percent in what this country stands for. let me earn it, you...
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. >> president of americans united for change, ceo for heritage action for america, we've got you in the left and right seats in case there's confusion. just right off the bat, i want to get a sense of what you're hearing from representatives and senators. what's the message coming back that's the primary focus in september. >> what we're focused on americans united, you might be surprised we're focused on holding republicans accountable, progressive issues advocacy group. we're asking republicans why are you opposed to these things that the president are proposed that are vastly popular. we're finding they are running into some problems from both sides, immigration town halls, for example, hearing from proponents and opponents. republicans are really more in the firing line this august than democrats are. >> give me a sense of what's driving the conversation in these districts. >> we're trying to look at all of congress and all americans of there's frustrations about americans nervous about obama care. senator baucus saying this is a train wreck, premiums going up, employers droppin
. >> president of americans united for change, ceo for heritage action for america, we've got you in the left and right seats in case there's confusion. just right off the bat, i want to get a sense of what you're hearing from representatives and senators. what's the message coming back that's the primary focus in september. >> what we're focused on americans united, you might be surprised we're focused on holding republicans accountable, progressive issues advocacy group. we're...
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get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. i tthan probablycare moreanyone else.and we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. >>> developing now, this picture just in to msnbc of the aftermath of that cargo plane crash in birmingham. you can see the blackened side of that hill, that grassy field, where the plane crashed a few short hours ago. u.p. is has just released a statement saying at this time they have no confirmed -- they have not confirmed the status of the pilots on the plane. as we had told you, though, the mayor of birmingham says that two people were killed. both the pilot and co-pilot. to the best of our knowledge, no other fatalities or other injuries there. nearby neighborhoods, about a half hour away, we are told, have not been evacuated. we are expe
get the samsung galaxy s 4 for only $148 on verizon - america's largest 4g lte network. walmart. i tthan probablycare moreanyone else.and we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. >>> developing now, this picture just in to...
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also, in his press conference yesterday, he kept alluding to a foreign country that was influencing america, that was influencing congress and the american people. obviously he was talking about israel but he never mentioned them by name. which is quite different from what we've heard before. ahmadinejad referred to israel as the cancerous tumor that has to be removed. he avoided this kind of language. >> i saw you were questioning the new president yesterday. as always, thank you, sir. >>> turns up the heat on corey booker but is it too little too late? we'll check in on the new jersey senate hopeful with just days to go. first, time for a little white house soup of the day. tom yum goong. east asian soup. we'll be right back. [ whispering ] uh! i had a nightmare! the house caught fire and we were out on the streets. [ whispering ] shhh. it's only a dream. and we have home insurance. but if we made a claim, our rate would go up... [ whispering ] shhh. you did it right. you have allstate claim rate guard so your rates won't go up just because of a claim. [ whispering ] are we still in a dre
also, in his press conference yesterday, he kept alluding to a foreign country that was influencing america, that was influencing congress and the american people. obviously he was talking about israel but he never mentioned them by name. which is quite different from what we've heard before. ahmadinejad referred to israel as the cancerous tumor that has to be removed. he avoided this kind of language. >> i saw you were questioning the new president yesterday. as always, thank you, sir....
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. >> the liberals are worried because just as i predicted, obama care is a disaster for america. as long as i'm in the senate, kentucky will have a voice instead of san francisco and martha's vineyard. rand paul and i take kentucky's fight to the liberals every single day. >> but his challengers pull no punches, hitting him from the left and the right. alison lundergan grimes tied mcconnell to the washington gridlock. >> if senator mcconnell had his way, his version of kentucky health care for all seniors, grandmother, would be to walk it off. let's just tell it like it is. if the doctors told senator mcconnell that he had a kidney stone, he'd refuse to pass it. >> as somebody would just had a kidney stone, that one sort of hit close to home. republican challenger matt denim who attracted support from some in the tea party, attacked him on the economy. >> i don't intend to run to the right of mitch mcconnell. i don't intend to run to the left of mitch mcconnell. i intend to run straight over the top of mitch mcconnell and right into the u.s. senate and with your help we're going
. >> the liberals are worried because just as i predicted, obama care is a disaster for america. as long as i'm in the senate, kentucky will have a voice instead of san francisco and martha's vineyard. rand paul and i take kentucky's fight to the liberals every single day. >> but his challengers pull no punches, hitting him from the left and the right. alison lundergan grimes tied mcconnell to the washington gridlock. >> if senator mcconnell had his way, his version of...
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republican colleagues, he was not prepared to put at risk the credit worthiness of the united states of america and i think all of our caucus on that clapped. >> republicans say that line in the sand is a nonstarter. paul ryan spoke last night on fox about it. >> we're not going to give the president an empty -- a blank credit card. we're going to insist on real debt reduction and economic growth policies as we get to these physicfirsscal issues. we're not going to call, what we call a naked limit debt increase he's asking for. >> abruptly yanked the so-called t-hud bill. yes, it has the word "thud" in it. transportation program. when it became clear they did not have the republican votes to pass it. essentially waving a big white flag and showing it's still not united on a budget strategy. the pulled the appropriation, bill after democrats and some modern republicans made it clear they would vote against it because they thought it cut spending too much. several dozen conservatives thought it didn't cut it enough. and they were going to vote against it. so wanting to avoid an embarrassing seque
republican colleagues, he was not prepared to put at risk the credit worthiness of the united states of america and i think all of our caucus on that clapped. >> republicans say that line in the sand is a nonstarter. paul ryan spoke last night on fox about it. >> we're not going to give the president an empty -- a blank credit card. we're going to insist on real debt reduction and economic growth policies as we get to these physicfirsscal issues. we're not going to call, what we...